Priscilla of Pontus

Priscilla of Pontus was a Christian saint from Pontus who, along with her husband Aquila, served as a missionary until their joint martyrdoms; she served as a presbyter. Born to Jewish families, they originally lived in Rome before Emperor Claudius expelled the Jews from the city. They worked, lived, and traveled with Paul the Apostle, who, like them, had worked as a tentmaker, and they had a presence which strengthened the early Christian Church. Both of them were later martyred together. Priscilla was the first female preacher in early Church history.